Roof gutter



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This invention relates to roof gutters and, more'particularly, 'to-an improvement in roof "gutter construction fonfiatroofs not provided with parapet structuresL An object of the invention is to providea gutterass'embly having adjustable outlet or spillway means' whi'ch'ma'y be conveniently installed and maintained.-

A" further object is to provide a'roof'gutter assembly .whiichvmay dil nd economically fabricated.

Another object of the invention is to provideroof gutter construction which will effectively prevent the staining of thebuilding walls by water leaking thereupon or the deterioration'of adjacent building structure from the defective diversion of water conveyedby the gutters;

Still another object is to provide-roof gutter constructio'nto permit theeflicient accommodation thereof to spillway points and conventional leader installations therefrom.

*Other advantages of the invention will be discernible from thedetailed description thereof hereinafter set forth. According to the invention, the roof gutter assembly comprises atrough section and a spillway section extensihle'the'ref'rom. These'sections are formed from a single :sheet for each unit, bent along fold lines longitudinally of th'e 'gutter' to define an anchorstrip adapted-founderlie the adjacent roof covering, a stop memberpleat to receive'the roof covering, such asgravel or thelike, thereagainst, a trough bottom, a'frontal pleat forming with the stop member pleat and trough bottom a continuous roof gutter, and a spillway or outlet section having corresponding members adapted to underlie and abut the gutter or trough sectionmembers whereby to permit the slideableextension-ofthe two sections relative to: each other to adjust their installation alongthe Y The frontal pleat terminates along. the-botflange to direct overflow water away from the building wall] whereby to define a flashing member. The spillway is adapted to discharge into the head portion of a conventional leader to carry the water flow to ground.

The invention is embodied in roof gutter construction which is exemplified in the accompanying drawings wherein the views are as follows, like reference numerals designating identical parts throughout the several views.

Fig. 1, an isometric view of the assembly arrangement of the trough and spillway sections of the roof gutter construction;

Fig. 2, a section on line 22, Fig.

Fig. 3, a section on line 3-3, Fig. 5;

Fig. 4, a plan of the spillway and gutter assembly, and

Fig. 5, a front elevation of the view shown in Fig. 4.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, the trough section of the gutter assembly is formed from a single elongated sheet which is bent along fold lines running longitudinally of the gutter so as to provide an anchor strip 1. This strip is adapted to underlie the marginal edge portion (Fig. 3) of the adjacent. roof covering shown at G, which may be of the usual membrane waterproofing and gravel wearing course common to fiat. type roof construction.

The anchor strip 1 terminates along its front edge in an upstanding pleat 2 formed from the forward. con.- tinuation of the material forming the anchor strip (Figs. 2 and 3),. and this pleat functions as a stop member to receive thereagainst the adjacent roof covering G. The forward fold of the pleat 2 is extended forwardly in a common horizontal plane withthe anchor strip 1 to define the trough bottom 4. and this bottom member is now bent upwardly alongthe forward edge: thereofto begin a second upstanding pleat 3. The pleat 3- rises relatively higher than the stop member pleat 2 to form the forward wall of the trough and confine the 'water collecting along the gutter, therebehind, Fig. 2.

The pleat 3 now has its forward fold extended downwardly .below the level of the trough bottomto define a facia plate 5 which [terminates] may be terminated. along its bottom edge in a forwardly and downwardly inclined marginal flange 6. I

The lower portion of the facia' plate 5 constitutes a protective flashing member toprevent, in common: with the marginal flange 6, the overflow water from overhead being directed against the with surface belowand staining the same, at the same tirne'that this water is prevented from ingress into timbers or other internal structure making up-the roof members.

Co-operatively associated with the trough section thus far described, is a spillway section adapted to abutthe end of the trough section for the: receptiorrof water therefrom. This spillway has an anchor strip 101, an upright stop member pleat. 102 designed for slideable reception within the folds of pleat membenZ-of-the trough section, a spillway or trough bottom .104.-and a flashing member IOSIterminatingl-which may be terminated along the bottom thereof in an Qut-turnedEmarginal flange 106. These spillway elementsunderlie and abut corresponding elements in the trough. section from which they are slideably extensible so as to adjustthe width and location of the-spillwayrelative. tothe gutter section therewith associated. Thus, the spillway may be positioned so as to discharge water delivered thereto by the trough section into the conventional head (:Fig. 3,) of a leader conducting the water downward. toground or: sub-surface drainage facilitates, asby the leader conduit H.

Suitable soldered-head nails may beemployed through holes 7 in the flashing and anchor strip members, to secure the. gutter sections to adjacent roof strzucture and soldered joints in a manner well known in the art may be used to connect adjoining edges of the sections.

The invention is thus seen to provide a roof gutter assembly meeting the objectives hereinabove set forth and affording the craftsman a convenient and easily adjusted roof drainage means which may be brought onto the work in standard cut lengths and sizes.

I claim:

[1. In a roof gutter assembly, a trough section formed from a single elongated sheet bent along parallel fold lines longitudinally thereof to define a rear anchor strip adapted to underlie the marginal edge portion of a roof covering, a rear upstanding pleat formed by the frontal continuation of said anchor strip to define a stop member receiving said roof covering thereagainst, a trough bottom disposed in a common horizontal plane with said anchor strip and formed from the forward continuation of said rear pleat, a front upstanding pleat spaced forwardly of said rear pleat and formed from the frontal continuation of said trough bottom to define, in common with said rear pleat and said trough bottom, a contin- Reissued Dec. 4, 19,56

nous water-collecting gutter, said front pleat rising higher than said rear pleat to define a barrier confining said water therebehind, said front pleat including a downwardly directed fold extending below said trough bottom and terminating along the bottom edge thereof in an outwardly and downwardly inclined marginal flange whereby to define a flashing member] g [2. The invention as defined in claim 1, and: a spillway section adapted to abut said trough section endwise thereof for the reception'of said water therefrom, said spillway section being formed from a single sheet bent along fold lines extensible from the fold lines of said trough section to lie in substantially parallel relation thereto, an anchor strip, rear pleat, trough bottom and flashing plate being formed by said spillway section in partially underlying and abutting relation to corresponding homologous parts of said trough section whereby said spillway section forms an extensible extension therefrom in slideable relation thereto, means to secure said trough section and spillway section to adjacent roofing structure] [3. The invention as defined in claim-1, and: a spillway section in endwise abutting relation to said trough section for reception of said water therefrom, said spillway section having an anchor strip, stop member pleat, trough bottom, flashing plate and marginal flange therefor, each adapted to partially underlie corresponding parts of said trough section in slideable relation therewith to permit the longitudinal adjustment of said spillway section relative to said trough section] 4. In a roof gutter assembly, a trough section formed from a single elongated sheet bent along parallel fold lines longitudinally thereof to define a rear anchor strip adapted to underlie the marginal edge portion of a roof covering, a rear upstanding pleat formed by the frontal continuation of said anchor strip to define a stop member receiving said roof covering thereagainst, a trough bottom disposed in a common horizontal plane with said anchor strip and formed from the forward continuation of said rear pleat, a front upstanding pleat spaced for- 'wardly of said rear pleat and formed from the frontal continuation of said trough bottom to define, in common with said rear pleat and said trough bottom, a continuous water-collecting gutter, said front pleat rising higher than said rear pleat to define a barrier confining said 'water therebehind, said front pleat including a downwardly directed fold extending below said trough bottom whereby to define a flashing member, a spillway section adapted to abut said trough section endwise thereof for thereception of said water therefrom, said spillway section being formed from a single sheet bent along fold lines extensible from the fold lines of said trough section to lie in substantially parallel relation thereto, an

anchor strip, rear pleat, trough bottom and flashing plate being formed by said spillway section in partially undercovering, a rear upstanding pleat formed by the frontal continuation of said anchor strip to define a stop member receiving said roof covering thereagainst, a trough bottom disposed in a common horizontal plane with said anchor strip and formed from the forward continuation of said rear pleat, a front upstanding pleat spaced forwardly of said rear pleat and formed from the frontal continuation of said trough bottom to define, in common with said rear pleat and said trough bottom, a continuous water-collecting gutter, said front pleat rising higher than said rear pleat to define a barrier confining said water therebehind, said front pleat including a downwardly directed fold extending below said trough bottom whereby to define a flashing member, a spillway section in endwise abutting relation to said trough section for reception of said water therefrom, said spillway section having an anchor strip, stop member pleat, trough bottom, and flashing member each adapted to partially underlie corresponding parts of said trough section in slideable relation therewith to permit the longitudinal adjustment of said spillway section relative to said trough section.

6. In a roof gutter assembly having a trough section including a rear anchor strip adapted to underlie the marginal edge portion of a roof covering, a rear upstanding pleat, a front upstanding pleat spaced forwardly therefrom and a trough bottom intervening therebetween, said front pleat including a downwardly directed fold extending below said trough bottom to define a flashing member, the combination with said trough section, of a spillway section in endwise abutting relation therewith for the reception of water therefrom, said spillway section having an anchor strip, rear pleat, trough bottom, and flashing member each adapted to partially underlie corresponding parts of said trough section in slideable relation therewith to permit the longitudinal adjustment of said spillway section relative to said trough section.

References Cited in the file of this patent or the original patent UNITED STATES PATENTS A d e s c rin -,9, June 10, 1947 

